Cybercriminals increasingly turn to obtaining all types of cryptocurrency by any means necessary. Cryptocurrency mining refers to solving computationally intensive mathematical tasks. As an incentive, anyone who mines for cryptocurrency has a chance of getting some cryptocurrency back as a reward. Many criminals opt to take a shortcut by infecting victims with cryptocurrency-mining malware. Avast says the vast majority of cryptocurrency mining malware that it’s recently spotted has focused on mining monero, another cryptocurrency that’s currently worth about $200.”]
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